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Yamada wins bronze in men's taekwondo 58kg

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Yuma Yamada (front) takes on a Kazakhstan player in the men's taekwondo 58 kilogram division at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 3, 2014. Yamada captured bronze.

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Icho wins gold in women's 58-kg wrestling

TASKENT, Uzbekistan - Japan's Kaori Icho (top) competes against Russian Valeria Koblova in the women's 58-kilogram division final at the wrestling world championships on Sept. 11, 2014, in Taskent, Uzbekistan. Icho, a three-time Olympic champion, claimed her ninth overall world title.

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Icho wins gold in women's 58-kg wrestling

TASKENT, Uzbekistan - Japan's Kaori Icho holds the Japanese flag after beating Russian Valeria Koblova in the women's 58-kilogram division final at the wrestling world championships on Sept. 11, 2014, in Taskent, Uzbekistan. Icho, a three-time Olympic champion, claimed her ninth overall world title.

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Japan's Icho won Poland Open women's 58kg

Ten-time world champion Kaori Icho of Japan (R) wins the women's 58-kilogram division final at the Poland Open wrestling international tournament in Spala, Poland, on June 19, 2016. Icho aims to claim her fourth consecutive Olympic title in Rio de Janeiro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Icho won Poland Open women's 58kg

Ten-time world champion Kaori Icho of Japan wins the women's 58-kilogram division final at the Poland Open wrestling international tournament in Spala, Poland, on June 19, 2016. Icho aims to claim her fourth consecutive Olympic title in Rio de Janeiro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Icho returns home with silver medal

Ten-time world champion Kaori Icho shows her silver medal on Feb. 1, 2016, at Narita international airport near Tokyo, after returning from Russia. Icho suffered her first loss in 13 years, going down to Mongolian Orkhon Purevdorj in the final of the women's 58-kilogram category at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Icho returns home with silver medal

Ten-time world champion Kaori Icho shows her silver medal on Feb. 1, 2016, at Narita international airport near Tokyo, after returning from Russia. Icho suffered her first loss in 13 years, going down to Mongolian Orkhon Purevdorj in the final of the women's 58-kilogram category at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National champ Icho earns shot at 4th straight Olympic title

World champion Kaori Icho smiles as she captured her 12th Japan title during the All-Japan wrestling championships on Dec. 22, 2015, in Tokyo, winning the women's 58-kilogram division to earn a spot at next summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Icho is looking to earn her 4th straight gold medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Icho claims 10th world wrestling title

Japan's Kaori Icho acknowledges the crowd after beating Petra Olli of Finland in the women's 58-kilogram division final at the world wrestling championships in Las Vegas on Sept. 10, 2015. Icho won her 10th world title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Icho claims 10th world wrestling title

Japan's Kaori Icho (R) tussles with Petra Olli of Finland in the women's 58-kilogram division final at the world wrestling championships in Las Vegas on Sept. 10, 2015. Icho won the match to claim her 10th world title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Icho claims 10th world wrestling title

Japan's Kaori Icho smiles with her gold medal after beating Petra Olli of Finland in the women's 58-kilogram division final at the world wrestling championships in Las Vegas on Sept. 10, 2015. Icho won her 10th world title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Icho claims 10th world wrestling title

Japan's Kaori Icho (top) tussles with Petra Olli of Finland in the women's 58-kilogram division final at the world wrestling championships in Las Vegas on Sept. 10, 2015. Icho won the match to claim her 10th world title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wrestling: Icho falls to 1st loss in 13 years

Undated photo shows Japan's three-time Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho. She suffered her first loss in 13 years on Jan. 29, 2016, going down to Mongolian Orkhon Purevdorj in the final of the women's 58-kilogram category at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamada wins bronze in men's taekwondo 58kg

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Yuma Yamada (front) takes on a Kazakhstan player in the men's taekwondo 58 kilogram division at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 3, 2014. Yamada captured bronze. (Kyodo)

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Icho wins gold in women's 58-kg wrestling

TASKENT, Uzbekistan - Japan's Kaori Icho holds the Japanese flag after beating Russian Valeria Koblova in the women's 58-kilogram division final at the wrestling world championships on Sept. 11, 2014, in Taskent, Uzbekistan. Icho, a three-time Olympic champion, claimed her ninth overall world title. (Kyodo)

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Japan's greatest Olympians picked by NBC

File photo taken in August 2016 shows wrestler Kaori Icho competing in the women's 58-kilogram final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The four-time Olympic champion was one of the six athletes NBC Sports named as Japan's most decorated Olympians in its online article published on April 6, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wrestling: Maroulis wins 58-kg gold at worlds

Helen Louise Maroulis (R) of the United States and Marwa Amri of Tunisia compete in the women's 58-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Paris on Aug. 23, 2017. Maroulis won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wrestling: Maroulis wins 58-kg gold at worlds

Helen Louise Maroulis of the United States celebrates after winning gold in the women's 58-kilogram category at the world wrestling championships in Paris on Aug. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan gov't to bestow nat'l award on wrestling champion Icho

File photo shows Kaori Icho kissing a gold medal after winning the women's 58-kilogram freestyle final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August 2016 to become the first female wrestler to win four consecutive Olympic gold medals. The government said on Sept. 13 it will bestow the People's Honor Award on Icho. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese athletes return from Rio

(From L) Japanese wrestlers Kaori Icho, Rei Higuchi and Shinobu Ota arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 24, 2016, after competing in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Icho won gold in the women's freestyle 58-kilogram class, while Higuchi and Ota won silver medals in the men's freestyle 57-kilogram class and Greco-Roman 59-kilogram class, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Japan's wrestling gold-winning trio

(From L) Japanese wrestlers Sara Dosho, Kaori Icho and Eri Tosaka pose together after winning golds in the women's freestyle 69-kilogram, 58-kilogram and 48-kilogram classes, respectively, at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Commemorative stamps of Japanese gold medalists

Photo taken Aug. 19, 2016, shows a sheet of commemorative stamps of Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho, the women's 58-kilogram winner at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Japan Post Co. began selling commemorative stamp sheets of Icho and two other gold medalist wrestlers -- Sara Dosho and Eri Tosaka -- at one of its main post offices in Tokyo the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Japan judoka Icho wins 4th straight Olympic gold

Gold medalist Kaori Icho (2nd from L) of Japan, silver medalist Valeriia Koblova Zholobova (L) of Russia and bronze medalists Marwa Amri (2nd from R) of Tunisia and Sakshi Malik of India pose for a photo during the award ceremony for the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho became the first female athlete to win four consecutive Olympic gold medals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho wins her fourth consecutive gold

Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho (bottom R) holds the hand of her sister Chiharu (top L) after winning gold in the women's 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho won her fourth straight Olympic gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho (R) competes against Elif Jale Yesilirmak of Turkey during a women's 58-kilogram third-round match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho won the match and went on to claim gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho (L) competes against Elif Jale Yesilirmak of Turkey during a women's 58-kilogram third-round match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho won the match and went on to claim gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho in semifinal action

Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho (R) competes against Yuliya Ratkevich of Azerbaijan during a women's freestyle 58-kilogram semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho won the match and went on to claim gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho in semifinal action

Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho (R) competes against Yuliya Ratkevich of Azerbaijan during a women's freestyle 58-kilogram semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho won the match and went on to claim gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho in semifinal action

Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho (back) and Yuliya Ratkevich of Azerbaijan react following their women's freestyle 58-kilogram semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho won the match and went on to claim gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho in semifinal action

Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho (R) walks on the mat as Yuliya Ratkevich of Azerbaijan kneels following their women's freestyle 58-kilogram semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho went on to win gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho in semifinal action

Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho (R) walks on the mat as Yuliya Ratkevich of Azerbaijan kneels following their women's freestyle 58-kilogram semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho went on to win gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ou Olympics: Gold medalist Icho holds photo of late mother

Kaori Icho of Japan holds a photograph of her late mother up to her face after winning the gold medal in the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Gold medalist Icho holds photo of late mother

Kaori Icho of Japan looks at a photograph of her late mother after winning the gold medal in the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Gold medalist Icho holds photo of late mother

Kaori Icho of Japan holds a photograph of her late mother after winning the gold medal in the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho wins 58-kg gold in women's wrestling

Gold medalist Kaori Icho (2nd from top) of Japan, silver medalist Valeriia Koblova Zholobova (top) of Russia and bronze medalists Marwa Amri (2nd from bottom) of Tunisia and Sakshi Malik of India wave to the crowd before the award ceremony for the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Medalists of women's 58-kg wrestling

Gold medalist Kaori Icho (2nd from L) of Japan, silver medalist Valeriia Koblova Zholobova (L) of Russia and bronze medalists Marwa Amri (2nd from R) of Tunisia and Sakshi Malik of India pose for a photo during the award ceremony for the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Medalists of women's 58-kg wrestling

Gold medalist Kaori Icho (2nd from L) of Japan, silver medalist Valeriia Koblova Zholobova (L) of Russia and bronze medalists Marwa Amri (2nd from R) of Tunisia and Sakshi Malik of India pose for a photo during the award ceremony for the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho on podium after winning 4th gold

Gold medalist Kaori Icho of Japan closes her eyes during the award ceremony for the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho defeated Valeriia Koblova Zholobova of Russia in the final to win Olympic gold for the fourth consecutive time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan sweeps women's wrestling gold medals on Day 13

(From L to R) Japan's Sara Dosho, Kaori Icho and Eri Tosaka, gold medalists in the women's freestyle wrestling 69-kilogram, 58-kilogram and 48-kilogram classes, respectively, pose for a photo at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan sweeps women's wrestling gold medals on Day 13

(From L to R) Japan's Sara Dosho, Kaori Icho and Eri Tosaka, gold medalists in the women's freestyle wrestling 69-kilogram, 58-kilogram and 48-kilogram classes, respectively, pose for a photo at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho celebrates gold in women's wrestling

Japan's Kaori Icho celebrates with her country's national flag after winning the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho won her fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal. (Photo taken with camera set up on the ceiling)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho celebrates gold in women's wrestling

Japan's Kaori Icho celebrates with her country's national flag after winning the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho won her fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal. (Photo taken with camera set up on the ceiling)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho celebrates gold in women's wrestling

Japan's Kaori Icho celebrates with her country's national flag after winning the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho won her fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho celebrates gold in women's wrestling

Japan's Kaori Icho celebrates with her country's national flag after winning the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho won her fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal. (Photo taken with camera set up on the ceiling)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho wins 58-kg gold in women's wrestling

Japan's Kaori Icho smiles while holding up her gold medal at the award ceremony for the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho won her fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho wins 58-kg gold in women's wrestling

Gold medalist Kaori Icho of Japan looks up during the award ceremony for the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho defeated Valeriia Koblova Zholobova of Russia in the final to win Olympic gold for the fourth consecutive time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho wins 58-kg gold in women's wrestling

Gold medalist Kaori Icho of Japan looks up during the award ceremony for the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho defeated Valeriia Koblova Zholobova of Russia in the final to win Olympic gold for the fourth consecutive time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho wins 58-kg gold in women's wrestling

Japan's Kaori Icho reacts after defeating Valeriia Koblova Zholobova of Russia in the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho won her fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho wins 58-kg gold in women's wrestling

Gold medalist Kaori Icho of Japan smiles during the award ceremony for the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho defeated Valeriia Koblova Zholobova of Russia in the final to win Olympic gold for the fourth consecutive time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho wins 58-kg gold in women's wrestling

Gold medalist Kaori Icho of Japan smiles during the award ceremony for the women's freestyle wrestling 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho defeated Valeriia Koblova Zholobova of Russia in the final to win Olympic gold for the fourth consecutive time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo